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#poll#Class: Mammalia#Order: Carnivora#Family: Mustelidae#Genus: Pekania#Pekania Pennanti#Range: Nearctic
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Phylogenetic weasel tournament
Family: Mustelidae - FINAL
Subfamily: Lutrinae, Mustelinae, Ictonychinae, Helictinidae, Guloninae, Melinae, Mellivorinae; Taxidiinae
Genus: Lontra, Hydrictis, Lutra, Lutrogale, Aonyx, Enhydra, Pteronura; Neogale, Mustela; Galictis, Lyncodon, Ictonyx, Poecilogale, Vormela; Melogale; Gulo, Martes, Pekania, Eira; Meles, Arctonyx; Mellivora; Taxidea


So here we are. The final poll. Let's choose the ultimate winner.




Sometimes, american badgers will hunt together with coyotes.
pictures: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
#polls#tournament poll#phylogenetic weasel tournament#mustelinae#taxidiinae#least weasel#american badger#weasel#badger#i'm an influencer now
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mink+fisher fakemon with a light hunting theme (as a side note, pekomkill comes from pekania and pokomk, the former is the genus for fisher and the latter is one of its native Passamaquoddy names)
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Yes this is the appropriate thing to tag me I.
ermine stoat weasel mink ferret polecat the genus mustela just keeps on giving
#kay speaks#small animal au#technically fishers are in the genus#pekania#because they have a different number of teeth than mustela#linsangs are in a completely different suborder#they are feliformia#or more specifically#viverridae#with civets!#linsangs are more closely related to mongooses and hyenas than fishers#but the point still stands#snake cats
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Skull Sunday 3 - Fisher
Welcome to Skull Sunday! Skull Sunday weekly Scicomm post detailing a particular animal species utilizing skulls! Today’s species is the fisher (Pekania pennanti). All pictures are taken by me unless otherwise stated.

Fishers are a species of mustelid (weasel) in the subfamily Guloninae, which also includes martens, wolverines, and tayras. Of these they are most closely related to martens.
Fishers are native to the Continental US and Canada. Within the US they are found in California, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and New England through the Mid-Atlantic. In Canada they occur in most provinces and territories; the only regions they are not found in are Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, and Nunavut. Reintroduced populations are found in Southwestern Oregon, Eastern Tennessee, and Central Alberta. There is also an active reintroduction campaign in Western Washington.
Fishers display notable sexual dimorphism, even amongst other mustelids. Male fishers are larger than females in both body length and mass. The most obvious signs of sexual dimorphism are found in the skulls of fishers. Mature male fishers have very large sagittal crests and widely flaring zygomatic arches while females lack the massive crest and have narrower zygomatics. This particular skull belonged to a young adult or subadult male. The crest is present but not as large as a mature male would have.


Fishers, like most other mustelids, are carnivores. They primarily prey on hares, porcupines, squirrels, and small birds and rodents. They are known to also occasionally feed on mushrooms, beechnuts, and berries. Fishers have a dental formula of 3/2, 1/1, 4/4, 1/2. The presence of the fourth premolar distinguishes the species from the genus Mustela. This particular skull is missing the first set of lower premolars (which appears to have happened postmortem or after death) and has an impacted lower left second premolar.


Interspecific combat is known to occur in many species of mustelids, including fishers. Some specimens may display scratch or bite marks on their skulls.

Fishers are considered Least Concern by the IUCN, however some populations are regarded as Endangered. The Pacific Southwest Region population in California is federally listed as Endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The species is also listed as Endangered at a state level in Washington. Conversely, there are trapping seasons for the species in several other states where the population is more stable including Wisconsin and New York.
Thank you for tuning in to the third Skull Sunday! Check back next week for another installment with another species!
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Etymology: Weasel-Type Things
One of my favorite things (I have so many favorite things!) is etymology, and when I’m able, I try to figure out what the word origin of the taxa I’m working with means. Here are the Mustelids! As you’ll see, some of them are more creative than others.
MUSTELIDAE
Genus Arctonyx - Hog Badger
“Bear Claw”, Gr. “arktos” - bear + Gr. “onyx” - claw, talon
Genus Eira - Tayra
“Wild Cat”, Guarani “eira” - wild cat
Genus Galictis -Grisons
“Weasel Weasel”, Gr. “gale, galee” - weasel, ferret + Lat. “ictis” - weasel
Genus Gulo - Wolverine
“Glutton”, Lat. “gulo” -- glutton
Genus Ictonyx - Striped Polecats
“Weasel Claw”, Lat. “ictis” - weasel + Gr. “onyx” - claw, talon
Genus Lyncodon - Patagonian Weasel
“Wildcat Tooth” Gr. “lync, lynx” - wildcat + Gr. “odon” - tooth
Genus Martes - Martens
“Marten”, Lat. “marten” - marten, from Old High German “mard” - marten
Genus Pekania - Fisher
“Fisher”, Abenaki “pekan” - fisher
Genus Meles - Badgers
“Badger”, Lat. “meles” - badger, marten
Genus Mellivora - Honey Badger
“Honey Devourer”, Lat. “mel, mellis” - honey + Lat. “vorarx, voracis” - swallower, devourer
Genus Melogale - Ferret Badger
“Badger Ferret”, Lat. “meles” - badger, marten + Gr. “gale, galee” - weasel, ferret
Genus Mustela - Weasels
“Mouse Hunter” maybe, Lat. “mustela” - weasel, from Lat. “mus” - mouse + maybe Lat. “telu, teli” - weapon
Genus Neovison - American Mink
“New Weasel”, Gr. “neos” - new + Swedish “vessla” - weasel
Genus Poecilogale - African Striped Polecat
“Spotted Weasel”, Gr. “poikilos” - spotted + Gr. “gale, galee” - weasel, ferret
Genus Taxidea - North American Badger
“Badger”, Lat. “taxus” - badger, from Old High German “dahs” - badger
Genus Vormela - Marbled Polecat
“Little Worm”, Ger. “Wormlein” - little worm
Genus Aonyx - African Clawless Otter & Oriental Small-Clawed Otter
“No Claw”, Gr. “a” - without + Gr. “onyx” - claw, talon
Genus Enhydra - Sea Otter
“In Water”, Gr. “en” - in + Gr. “hydros” - water
Genus Lontra - New World Otters
“Otter”, Vulgar form of “lutra, lytra” - otter
Genus Lutra - Old Wolrd Otters
“Otter”, Lat. “lutra, lytra” - otter
Genus Hydrictis - Spotted Necked Otter
“Water Weasel”, Gr. “hydros” - water + Lat. “ictis” - weasel
Genus Lutrogale - Smooth-Coated Otter
“Otter Weasel”, Lat. “lutra, lytra” - otter + Gr. “gale, galee” - weasel, ferret
Genus Pteronura - Giant Otter
“Wing Tail”, Gr. “pteron” - wing, feather + Gr. “ura” - tail
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Phylogenetic weasel tournament
Family: Mustelidae
Subfamily: Lutrinae, Mustelinae; Ictonychinae; Helictinidae, Guloninae; Melinae
Genus: Lontra, Hydrictis, Lutra, Lutrogale, Aonyx, Enhydra, Pteronura; Neogale, Mustela; Galictis, Lyncodon, Ictonyx, Poecilogale, Vormela; Melogale; Gulo, Martes, Pekania, Eira; Meles, Arctonyx

In a way, this is the biggest finale in this tournament; after this, there'll be only two more one-species clads.
pictures: 1, 2
#polls#tournament poll#phylogenetic weasel tournament#mustelinae#melinae#least weasel#european badger#weasel#badger#i'm an influencer now
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Phylogenetic weasel tournament
Family: Mustelidae
Subfamily: Lutrinae, Mustelinae; Ictonychinae; Helictinidae, Guloninae
Genus: Lontra, Hydrictis, Lutra, Lutrogale, Aonyx, Enhydra, Pteronura; Neogale, Mustela; Galictis, Lyncodon, Ictonyx, Poecilogale, Vormela; Melogale; Gulo, Martes, Pekania, Eira


This is the "not-badger" finale in this tournament: while the remaining opponents aren't all in a monophyletic clad, all of them are badgers according their common (english) names.


pictures: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
#polls#tournament poll#phylogenetic weasel tournament#mustelinae#guloninae#least weasel#sable#i'm an influencer now
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Phylogenetic weasel tournament
Family: Mustelidae
Subfamily: Lutrinae, Mustelinae, Ictonychinae, Helictinidae, Guloninae, Melinae; Mellivorinae
Genus: Lontra, Hydrictis, Lutra, Lutrogale, Aonyx, Enhydra, Pteronura; Neogale, Mustela; Galictis, Lyncodon, Ictonyx, Poecilogale, Vormela; Melogale; Gulo, Martes, Pekania, Eira; Meles, Arctonyx; Mellivora


Honey badger: just as the name suggests, it often raids beehives in search of both bee larvae and honey. However, despite the popular belief and to my great dismay, there is no evidence that honeyguides guide the honey badger.




pictures: weasel, honey badger
#polls#tournament poll#phylogenetic weasel tournament#mustelinae#mellivorinae#least weasel#honey badger#weasel
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Phylogenetic weasel tournament
Family: Mustelidae
Subfamily: Helictinidae, Guloninae
Genus: Melogale; Gulo, Martes, Pekania, Eira



The sable and the fisher tied in the previous round, so they both get a chance against the champion ferret-badger.






pictures: 1, 2, 3
#polls#tournament poll#phylogenetic weasel tournament#helictinidae#guloninae#javan ferret-badger#sable#fisher
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Phylogenetic weasel tournament
Family: Mustelidae
Subfamily: Guloninae - FINAL
Genus: Gulo, Martes, Pekania, Eira


Subfamily finale!
Sable


Fisher


pictures: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
#polls#tournament poll#phylogenetic weasel tournament#guloninae#marten#sable#fisher#fisher cat#oh i'm so sorry for that anon who was excited for the wolverine/tayra poll#both of their animals got eliminated...#és ami a legviccesebb: magyarul a fisher neve halásznyest. de ugye igazából ez nem víziállat nem is eszik halat semmi ilyesmi#a fisher szó az holland fisse átalakulása ami görényt jelent#de nyilván a magyar név az angol forditásából jön és gondolom a névalkotó nem ismerte igazából sem az állatot sem a nevének etimológiáját
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Phylogenetic weasel tournament
Family: Mustelidae
Subfamily: Guloninae
Genus: Pekania, Eira


Despite the name, the "fisher" is not known to eat fish. The name is instead related to the word "fitch", meaning a European polecat (Mustela putorius), due to the resemblance to that animal and comes from colonial Dutch equivalent fisse or visse.
pictures: 1, 2
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